Floor oiler



March 3, 1931. J, KING 1,795,218

I FLOOR 01m si d Jan. 15} 1930 Patented Mar. 3, .1931

. mans JOHN F. KING, on onnnnno, FLORIDA;

FLOOR ornnn I I Application filed January 15,1930. Serial No. 420,999.

This invention relates to a device designed primarily for use in oiling floor surfaces, an important object of the invention being to provide a device of this character which will 5 operate to spread the oil rapidly and evenly,

and at the same time one which will rub the livering compartment 10, the compartment oil into the floor surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide an oil distributor having a fountain 10 head, and means for liberating oil to a wick or spreading member in such a way as to regulate the quantity of oil passing from the head.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wick'or spreading member of a novel construction which will normally act to close the discharge openings of the head,

and which will uncover the discharge openings upon forward and rearward motion of the device over a fioorsurface.

'VVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a movable head constructed in accordance with the invention, a portion thereof being broken of the head.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1, the pan being removed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

elongated rounded portion 7 which is pro vided with discharge openings 8 disposed in longitudinal spaced relation with each other. As shown, these discharge openings are away to illustrate the interior construction formed in the side walls of the portion so that oil in passing fromthe head must move laterally, for purposes to v be hereinafter mo fully described- A partition wall 8" partitions the head 5.?

into an upper reservoir 9 and a lower cle- 10 being in communication with the elongated portion 7, to feed oil tl1ereto. 'A discharge opening is formed in the partition 8, which discharge openin is normally rotated in one direction.

A coiled spring 14:, surrounds the rod 12 and has its lower end bearing against the valve 11, the upper end thereof-engaging the washer 15 that rests against the inner surface of the top 13'. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the valvemay be elevated to uncover therdischarge opening between the reservoir compartment 9 and delivering compartment 10, and thatby rotating the wing nut in the opposite direction, the coiled spring will act to return the valve to its closed position. p

The reference character 16 des gnates the wick or spreading member, and comprises a side member formed of fabric material fitted around thelower end of the head 5, the-same being provided with openings to receive the bolts 17 that also pass through openings in the head, to secure the wick tothe head.

' Metallic strips 18 engage the wick under the heads andnuts of the bolts 17, so that? the wick or distributing member will beheld in close engagementwith the sides ofthe.

elongated portion T130 normally close the discharge openings 8 thereof.

The lower edge :of the wick is unraveled; to provide a soft floor engaging surface, and due to the construction of the'wick, it will be seen that when pressure is exerted on the oiler head, and the oiler head is pushed away from the operator, the inner side of the wick -rod 12 upwardly, when the wing nut13 is will be moved away from the openings of the elongated tubular portion 7, thereby allowing oil to pass from the head onto the wick, while it flows down the side of the wick to the unraveled edge thereof.

Upon movement of the oiler head in the opposite direction, it is obvious that the opposite side of the wick will move away from the openings at the opposite side of the tubular portion 7, allowing oil to flow therefrom.

In order that the oil in the head will be prevented from passing from the wick when the oiler is not in use, a pan 19 is provided, which pan is of a length and width to house the unraveled or floor engaging portion of the wick.

The reference character 20 designates a socket to receive one end of a handle whereby a person may use the oiler in the same way that the usual mop is used.

An opening is formed in the upper surface of the head, which opening is normally closed JOHN F. KING.

by the cap 21, the opening being provided to allow oil to be poured into the head.

I claim:

1. A floor oiler, comprising a hollow head, apartition in the head dividing the head into an upper reservoir and a lower delivery chamber, the sides of the head tapering to the bottom of the head and merging into an elongated tubular discharge member, said discharge member having openings formed in the sides thereof, a wick secured to the head, said wick being placed around the bottom of the head, to normally close the openings, and said wick adapted to move away from certain of the openings on each stroke of the oiler to allow material to pass from the openings. as the mop head is moved over the floor surface.

2. A floor oiler comprising a hollow head, said head embodying a reservoir and a de livering chamber, said delivering chamber having discharge openings disposed laterally thereof, a wick secured to the head and normally resting against the sides of the head to close the openings, said wick adapted to move away from certain of the openings on each stroke of the oiler to allow oil to pass from the openings when the oiler is moved over a floor surface.

3. A floor oiler comprising a body portion, a partition in the body portion for dividing the body portion into an upper reservoir and a lower feeding chamber, the sides of the body portion tapering towards the bottom of the body portion and having discharge openings, a wick secured to the sides of the body portion and normally engaging the body portion adjacent to the discharge openings to normally close the discharge openings, one edge of the wick being unraveled to provide a soft floor engaging portion, and said wick adapted to move to open certain 

